BLOOMINGTON, Ind.
-- The champion continues to roll as No. 6-nationally
ranked and thtree-time defending Eastern Champion the University of
Michigan used scoring from 12 different players in upending George
Washington University 18-4 to reach at the semifinals of the 2011
Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Women's Eastern
Championship at Indiana University's Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic
Center.

The Wolverines, who reach the
Eastern Championship semifinals for the 10th consecutive season,
will face No. 19-ranked the University of Maryland at 4:00 p.m. on
Saturday, April 30 with a shot at reaching the program's eighth
title game in the past 10 years.

Michigan, which has only missed out
in reaching the 2003 and 2007 title tilts, wasted no time in
putting the game out of reach.

Following a five-meter penalty shot
strike by the Colonials' Megan Walker (Jr., San Clemente,
Calif./San Clemente) 45 seconds into the contest to stake
GW to a 1-0 lead, the Wolverines ripped off five consecutive scores
over the remainder of the first period to carry a 5-1 lead into the
second period.

The margin continued to expand as
the Wolverines buried three more goals to GW's two in the second
period to lead 8-3 at the break.

Still facing a George Washington
comeback and upset bid, Michigan iced the victory and another trip
to the semifinals by firing in six goals in the third period to
blow the lead up to 14-3 through 24 minutes of action.

The margin was too much for the
Colonials to overcome as Michigan tacked on four more goals in the
final eight minutes of play, while allowing one George Washington
score, for the 18-4 final score.

Overall, the Wolverines were led by
Player of the Game Sarah Roberts (Sr., Costa Mesa,
Calif./Newport Harbor) who netted four markers, while
Lauren Colton (So., Tustin, Calif./Tesoro),
Laura Milstead (Fr., Hermosa Beach, Calif./Mira
Costa) and Cara Reitz (Sr., Miami,
Fla./Gulliver) chipped in pairs of goals to combine for 10
of the Wolverines' 18 tallies.

In cage, Alex Adamson (So.,
Coronado, Calif./Coronado) and Morgan Turner (Jr.,
Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills) provided nine saves
for the Maize and Blue as the team improved to 27-6 all-time in
Eastern Championship play, including a 21-5 mark under head coach
Matt Anderson.